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In 1916, the facilities at Harlowton gained international renown when the Milwaukee Road made the depot the eastern endpoint of an electrified section of rail which extended to Avery, Idaho. The electrified section was the longest stretch of electric railroad in the United States; Thomas Edison described the railroad as an "unmatched technical ...
The Montana Railroad line was constructed between 1895 and 1903, and operated independently until 1908, when it was acquired by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad ("the Milwaukee Road"). The railroad was colloquially known as "the Jawbone", because of the contrast between the promising statements of the line's promoters and ...
The St. Paul Pass Tunnel was a railway tunnel in the northwest United States at St. Paul Pass, on the Montana-Idaho border. The tunnel was on the main line of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad, [1] commonly known as "The Milwaukee Road." The pass is on the Bitterroot Range of northwestern Montana and the Idaho Panhandle.
Belt Creek Tunnel Number 5, abandoned rail tunnel, 1913, Milwaukee Road, Chouteau County, Montana, el. 3,307 feet (1,008 Red Coulee Tunnel Number 6 , abandoned rail tunnel, 1914, Milwaukee Road , Cascade County, Montana , 47°33′14″N 110°57′15″W / 47.55389°N 110.95417°W / 47.55389; -110.95417 ( Red Coulee Tunnel ...
Pipestone Pass is a mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of Montana in the United States. It sits on the Continental Divide in Silver Bow County, Montana, 10 miles (16 km) south of Butte, Montana, in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, at an elevation of 6,453 feet (1,967 m).
Milwaukee Road Olympian: A Ride to Remember. Coeur d'Alene, ID: Museum of North Idaho Publications. ISBN 0-9643647-7-8. Johnson, Stanley (1997). The Milwaukee Road Revisited. Caldwell, ID: University of Idaho Press. ISBN 978-0-89301-198-7. Johnson, Stanley (2007). The Milwaukee Road's Western Extension: The Building of a Transcontinental ...
Roundup is located in west-central Musselshell County. U.S. Routes 12 and 87 pass through the city. US 12 leads east 102 miles (164 km) to Forsyth and west 69 miles (111 km) to Harlowton, while US 87 leads northwest 75 miles (121 km) to Lewistown and south 49 miles (79 km) to Billings.
Martinsdale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southeastern Meagher County, Montana, United States. [2] As of the 2020 census , the population was 43. [ 3 ] The town was a station stop on the now-abandoned transcontinental main line of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad ("the Milwaukee Road"), and ...